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English word give comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *gebaną (To give.)
*gʰebʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to take, give, move
*gebaną (Proto-Germanic)
To give.
gefa (Old Norse)
To give.
geven (Middle English)
give (English)
(dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.. (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).. (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is [...]